SissonneDoublee Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Motomum said: Without MDS, yes places are then full fee paying. Not sure about scholarships, I haven’t heard that anyone has been awarded one. Scholarships can vary, full, partial, just for certain aspects of the training. A MDS place means that all costs are fully covered for the child. MDS parent contributions would be calculated on the same sliding scale regardless of which MDS school is attended. In order to pay nothing at all towards fees the household income needs to be very low. There is a good fees calculator on the RBS and Elmhurst websites. A family with full fees covered would also possibly get a contribution towards formal uniform and travel expenses, and may have been on free school meals at a regular school. How much is covered by the MDS funding varies a bit from school to school, but can include a dancewear bursary, healthcare costs and music tuition. There are extras that need to be paid for, and wouldn’t be included in the MDS bursary: boarding house activities, theatre trips (not at the moment!), taxi fares, any extras for academics like workbooks etc. It runs to about £150 extra per term, although quite a bit less at the moment. It is manageable, especially if you work out what your annual contribution will be and start setting aside 1/12 of that each month from May onwards. We panicked when we first did the maths, but it is ok! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance.Mum Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 6 hours ago, BbcBoy said: Well done to everyone even to get wait list offers is amazing! Motomum congratulations for you son fab news! as we are not on the MDS scheme for funding just school scholarships & bursaries can I ask what the difference is? Those who do not get MDS are expected to pay full fees with no funding help? Or will school offer scholarships? I find the whole thing a little confusing? 🤷♀️ An MDS is an MDS and the amount you get is means tested. We have seen a number of dancers say they are on a full MDS scholarship but my understanding is that your family income would need to be less than £20,000 a year to have everything paid for, depending on the fees of the school you are attending and if it is boarding or day pupil. There is a scale for calculating this. School scholarships vary from school to school and in some cases are also means tested but not always. Tring have MDS for lower school dance and their own scholarships for performing arts. There is DaDA for 6th Form but this is does not give as much as an MDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Some Tring 6th formers still receive MDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Any more news from Tring performance course or WL boys 🤷♀️ still pacing & waiting 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance.Mum Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Pas de Quatre said: Some Tring 6th formers still receive MDS. We were told that those already at the school with MDS can carry them forward but it was unlikely you would get one going straight into 6th Form, although it does happen and I have since heard there was one given to a new entrant a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Morning all! still waiting & pacing - will today be the day we find out about funding? do we know if all MDA offers / wait lists etc were received on Saturday from the dance course or are people still waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motomum Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, BbcBoy said: Morning all! still waiting & pacing - will today be the day we find out about funding? do we know if all MDA offers / wait lists etc were received on Saturday from the dance course or are people still waiting? My friends daughter received her MDS letter yesterday morning. (Monday) What Tring course results are you waiting for, is it dance, or performing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 We are waiting for performance course! My nerves are shot, I am not cut out for the waiting 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asta Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 We are still waiting- dance course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flower Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Asta said: We are still waiting- dance course What year is that for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asta Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Flower said: What year is that for? Y8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flower Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 fingers crossed x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 @BbcBoyour daughter is waiting for her course letter aswell (Performance Foundation) I phoned the school yesterday about some paperwork and was told they are just waiting for the principle to give the go ahead to send the letters so a few more days to wait I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Thanks so much for the update, so hoping this doesn’t take much longer 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 @5683Rose what year is your DD going into? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Year 7 We need a substantial Scholarship though and I believe the school and bursaries fund her course which I think is different to dance only which I think there is Government funding, so a smaller pot and chances I'm presuming What day did hour son auditon, our daughters was 16th 10:45 slot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 We a similar without funding it just won’t be possible, I am hoping as there didn’t seem to be too many at the auditions there may be more to go round then we think 🤞🤷♀️ my DS was in the 8.45 session, there were 3 boys and 8 girls I think - but not all for year 7. Would your DD be boarding or day? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I hope so 🙏🤞 In our daughters session there were three girls including her and one boy however she said they were joined by five children who are currently primary school children there so I think nine in total. It will be boarding for our daughter, you? She said the staff were really lovely and she loves it there. Her talents are more in singing and acting less so on dancing it just depends on what they are looking for really I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 All seemed to be the same age group, however the group that came out before seemed to have more variation on the ages with a few older girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Yes that was my sons group, I think there was 1 year 8, 9 & 10. It’s so hard to know what they are looking for in terms of funding but they have all done amazing to get this far! did your daughter get an offered boarding place subject to funding? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Ah yes I think I seen him come out, Exactly they have all done amazingly well and for us we are just hoping we get over this last hurdle 🙏 but who knows I'm sure all the children are talented I can't remember what the original letter said, it was an offer and I think it said offer which funding auditon or something like that x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 *with scholarship funding auditon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I don't know how it works but definitely a lot more girls auditioning than boys so that might put him in good stead if they want a percentage of new boys Not much longer for us to wait I'm sure x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I just hope that all the children get offered something they have all done so well to get this far 🤞🤞🤞 it is possibly the longest week ever and it’s only Tuesday 😬🤯🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 That would be lovely wouldn't it! ❤️ Haha yes I think we are looking at Thursday at the earliest though. Where abouts are you from? x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 We are in Essex how about you? He has been offered a boarding place but again it’s all down to funding 😬 so nerve wrecking 😬🤯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 North East for us, so quite a distance for us to travel but worth it it's an excellent school. Not long to wait and in the meantime there's wine 😂 x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I hear you my friend wine is the only way forward at this point - Cheers 🥂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Haha cheers, let's hope 🙏 for amazing new this week 🥂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbcBoy Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Will today be the day we find out? Longest wait ever!! Life on pause just need to know now! 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaF Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I know of a MDS being handed back - fingers crossed for everyone on wait list here 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5683Rose Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 @BbcBoyany news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 55 minutes ago, 5683Rose said: @BbcBoyany news? Hello 5683Rose and welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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